Alice Macdonald MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has learned lessons from the implementation of Official Development Assistance reductions in 2020-21.
Answer: The Government has learned lessons from previous rounds of reductions to the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget.We recognise that the reduction demands significant shifts in the scale and shape of our ODA spending, which is why we are taking the...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of supporting (i) women's rights and (ii) women-led organisations through Official Development As
Answer: There is strong evidence showing that women's rights organisations play a significant role in securing and advancing women's rights as well as providing humanitarian assistance, tackling climate change and promoting and protecting democracy. They provide ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether upholding the rights of women and girls is one of his Department's priorities.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to putting women and girls at the heart of everything we do. This includes defending their rights and freedoms and tackling the rollback on gender equality globally. The recent appointment of B...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last raised the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan in the (a) UN Human Rights Council and (b) General Assembly.
Answer: The government continues to call for the human rights of all Afghans to be protected. We condemned the Taliban's actions against women and girls in a statement at the UN Third Committee on 8 October and in a statement on Afghanistan at the 57th UN Human R...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle global hunger.
Answer: We are urgently addressing catastrophic forms of hunger through diplomatic and humanitarian channels. The Foreign Secretary recently committed to doubling our aid for those affected by war in Sudan. Last week, the Prime Minister announced the UK’s Board-l...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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